Astros Prospect Report: Games of July 14, 2016

Your daily look at the Astros minor happenings.

By Irish Pete Jul 15, 2016, 10:00am CDT

Triple-A: Fresno (47-42) beats up New Orleans (43-46), 6-2

There are some hungry hitters on this Fresno team. Tony Kemp reached base 4 times and is once again sporting a very robust OBP up around .420. Preston Tucker has his numbers up to a repectable level. Tyler White is crushing again. He homered (#7) and walked is sporting a .977 OPS. He's been white hot in July with a 1.241 OPS. Teoscar Hernandez had a hit and a walk and has a 1.127 OPS in 42 ABs. Jon Singleton had a double and a homer and has a respectable .870 OPS in July.

Oh, and some guy named Alex Bregman had a hit also in his farewell tour with Fresno.

Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG*
Tony Kemp	2B	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.327
Alex Bregman	SS	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.366
Preston Tucker	LF	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.293
Tyler White	1B	4	2	2	0	0	1	3	1	0	.296
Colin Moran	3B	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.275
Teoscar Hernandez	RF	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	.381
Jon Singleton	DH	4	1	2	1	0	1	2	0	1	.213
Max Stassi	C	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202
Andrew Aplin	CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA*
Cesar Valdez (W, 7-1)	7.0	5	1	1	0	4	0	3.19
Jandel Gustave	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	4.50
Reymin Guduan	1.0	1	1	1	0	3	1	3.74

Double-A: Corpus Christi(53-32) out-scored by Frisco(45-44), 10-1

Frances Martes had to take the loss, but he pitched well in the loss. He threw 55 strikes in 91 pitches. He was able to get 5 ground outs to 2 air out. His ERA has crept down to 3.91, and it's under 3 over his last 10 games. He's still struggling a little with his control, but the tools are there to be a great pitcher.

The Hooks piled up 9 hits, but did not score. JD Davis homered and Nick Tanielu had 3 hits.

The Hooks debuted some pretty awesome throwback uniforms they are going to wear on July 28. Check them out.

On Thursday, July 28, the #CCHooks transform Whataburger Field back to 1976 with these FauxBack uniforms! #IMHOOKED pic.twitter.com/aiEwqUr8ws
— Corpus Christi Hooks (@cchooks) July 14, 2016

Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
James Ramsay	LF	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	.179
Nick Tanielu	2B	5	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.266
Derek Fisher	CF	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.253
J.D. Davis	3B	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	.260
Chase McDonald	DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237
Conrad Gregor	1B	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	.200
Mott Hyde	SS	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	.222
Garrett Stubbs	C	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.294
Alejandro Garcia	RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.289

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Francis Martes (L, 5-4)	6.1	4	3	3	3	7	1	3.91
Ryan Thompson	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.92
Michael Freeman	0.0	2	6	6	3	0	2	6.15
Chris Cotton	0.2	2	1	1	0	1	0	1.83

Class A Advanced: Lancaster (49-42) take both games of of double header vs San Jose (48-43)

Game 1

Trent Thornton threw a complete games shutout in 7 innings. He threw 54 strikes in 76 pitches. Thornton is a 2015 5th rounder out of North Carolina. Thornton has a 3.33 ERA and a 1.06 WHIP on the road this year. He's been bad in Lancaster, which is understandable. He's struck out 80 in 83.2 innings overall on the year. This is not a bad showing for the Cal League.

Ramon Laureano continues his interesting, likely "Lancaster-fueled" year with a homer in each game.

Lancaster wins 3-0.

Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Bobby Boyd	DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.306
Johnny Sewald	RF	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.279
Ramon Laureano	LF	3	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	1	.297
Bryan Muniz	1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.279
Jason Martin	CF	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.289
Trent Woodward	C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152
Keach Ballard	SS	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.232
Brooks Marlow	3B	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	.242
Marc Wik	2B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Trent Thornton (W, 6-4)	7.0	4	0	0	0	4	0	4.09

Game 2

Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG*
Johnny Sewald	CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.273
Antonio Nunez	SS	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	.273
Ramon Laureano	RF	4	2	2	0	1	1	2	0	1	.300
Bryan Muniz	1B	4	2	3	0	0	1	3	0	0	.286
Brooks Marlow	DH	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.244
Drew Ferguson	LF	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	.267
Keach Ballard	2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.220
Jamie Ritchie	C	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.265
Marc Wik	3B	4	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	.229

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA*
Rogelio Armenteros (W, 6-2)	5.0	7	4	4	1	7	1	3.02
Kevin McCanna	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	11.57

Class A: Quad Cities(42-48) beats Fort Wayne(45-46), 4-2

Myles Straw reached base 3 times. Pat Porter had 3 hits. Hector Roa homered. Kyle Tucker went hitless. Matt Bower pitched well again. He's pitched much better since his demotion from Lancaster.

Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG*
Myles Straw	LF	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.331
Osvaldo Duarte	SS	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.263
Kyle Tucker	CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.283
Hector Roa	1B	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	.260
Pat Porter	RF	4	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.185
Kristian Trompiz	2B	3	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	.237
Connor Goedert	DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.219
Anthony Hermelyn	C	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	.235
Arturo Michelena	3B	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.290

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA*
Matt Bower (W, 3-0)	7.0	6	2	2	0	8	0	2.74
Justin Ferrell (H, 1)	1.1	1	0	0	2	3	0	5.50
Ralph Garza (S, 6)	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.45

Class A Short-Season: Tri-City(14-13) beats Connecticut(17-10), 2-0

Hector Perez has crept onto my radar. He's a 20 year old righty that has struck out 30 over 24.2 IP. He seems to struggle some with walks, but he has some swing and miss stuff it appears. I don't know anything outside of his numbers, but that's not bad.

Ryne Birk and Stephen Wrenn got a knock. Ronnie Dawson hit a dinger.

Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Alexander De Goti	SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233
Ryne Birk	2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.329
Stephen Wrenn	CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.306
Carmen Benedetti	DH	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.387
Randy Cesar	3B	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.340
Ronnie Dawson	RF	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	.151
Taylor Jones	1B	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.262
Jake Rogers	C	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.224
Spencer Johnson	LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.100

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Hector Perez	4.1	2	0	0	0	5	0	1.46
Howie Brey	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.05
Enrique Chavez (W, 2-0)	4.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0.82

Rookie: Greeneville Astros were Rained Out

Dominican Summer League: Blue Team loses to DSL Royals, 7-2

The Blue Team's record falls to 25-10 on the season. The DSL is a bit of a crap shoot, but one guy that catches my eye is Angel Tejeda. His BABIP is super high at .435, but his 12.4 BB rate and 14.6 K rate is pretty solid for a 19 year old. He's listed at 6-0, 168 pounds. He's a lefty swinger and thrower.

Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Alfredo Angarita	2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.245
Angel Tejeda	RF	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.356
Ronny Jimenez	SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.283
Jose Benjamin	LF	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.282
Angel De Leon	1B	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	.240
Cesar Cortez	CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.247
Orlando Marquez	C	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.159
1- Carlos Canelon	PR-C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.235
Norberto Castellanos	DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095
Michael Garcia	3B	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	.133

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Javier Navas	5.0	4	1	0	1	3	0	2.84
Jose Orta (L, 0-1)	0.1	0	3	3	4	1	0	81.00
Angel Matos	1.1	2	3	0	3	4	0	0.00
Juan Corniel	2.1	1	0	0	2	3	0	3.27

Dominican Summer League: Orange Team splits a double header with the DSL Phillies2

Game 1 went 14 innings and the Orange team lost 8-7. They won game 2 with a score of 4-2. Game 1 started at 9:55 AM. Game 2 started at 2:00 PM. What a long day for those folks working and playing in these games. DSL Astros Orange team's record stands at 17-18.